Prince George will be among the communities that the federal joint review panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project will visit twice during the public consultation portion of the process.
"The joint review panel has determined that due to the large number of registrants, it will be visiting some communities more than once to allow all who have registered an opportunity to address the panel," officials said Tuesday in a statement.
"The panel will hear oral evidence from registered intervenors first so that the information request process can proceed according to the schedule. The panel will then focus on hearing the oral statements of other participants."
Prince George was listed as one of 17 communities the joint review panel said it will visit twice. It also added six other communities to its list of stops.
The hearings will begin in Kitimat on Jan. 10 and dates, times and venues for each location will be announced at a later date.
Those who have registered to participate in the community hearings will be contacted to finalize arrangements for their participation, officials added.
